| Part 1: The Very Basics |
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1 Why You Should Study German Learn that there are plenty of reasons why German is the language for you. |
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2 Hitting the Books See how German is particularly useful for those involved in academia. |
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3 Pronounce It Properly: Vowels Learn to make the vowel sounds you will need to pronounce German words properly. |
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4 Pronounce It Properly: Consonants Learn to make the right consonant sounds in German. |
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5 You Know More Than You Think Believe it or not, you already speak more German than you think, thanks to cognates. |
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6 Are Idiomatic Expressions for Idiots? A basic knowledge of common idioms will help you to express yourself effectively. |
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7 The Joy of Gender All German nouns are either masculine, feminine, or neuter. |
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8 The Case of the Declining Noun There are four cases in German: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. |
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9 Click Your Heels Together and Say: There's No Place Like Deutschland Conjugating weak and strong verbs is relatively simple, once you know what you're doing. |
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| Part 2: Up, Up and Away |
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10 Take Me to Your Leiter: Making Friends Start striking up conversations with the right introductory phrases. |
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11 I'd Like to Get to Know You Make introductions, express possession, and describe yourself and your family members with adjectives. |
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12 Finally, You're at the Airport In addition to giving and receiving simple directions, a few key phrases will help you get around the airport. |
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13 Heading for the Hotel The tips you need on using the best means of transportation and telling time are in this chapter. |
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14 Yippee, You've Made It to the Hotel! Do you want a room that looks out onto the garden? In this chapter, you'll be introduced to the vocabulary you'll need to make requests in a hotel. |
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| Part 3: Fun and Games |
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15 A Date with the Weather Talk about the weather in German and learn the days of the week, the months of the year, and the four seasons. |
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16 Let's Sightsee Learn to read maps and ask questions first--then go sightseeing. |
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17 Shop Till You Drop Learn to talk about clothes--and to ask specifically for the color, size, fabrics, and design you're looking for. |
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18 The Meat and Kartoffeln of a Home-Cooked Meal When you go out shopping for ingredients, you'll know where to go and how to ask for what you want. |
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19 Restaurant Hopping You can order a delicious meal in German, and express your pleasure when you're finished eating. |
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20 Monkey Business Learn how to ask the new German friends you've made how to participate in sports and other fun activities. Adverbs will help you brag about your many abilities. |
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| Part 4: Angst |
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21 Dealing with a Bad Hair Day, and Empty Camera, a Broken Watch, and Blisters When you need something--including a boost--this chapter tells you the problem-specific expressions to use. |
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22 What Does the Doctor Recommend? Describe your symptoms to the doctor, understand his or her diagnosis, and tell your friends what you've got. |
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23 I Think I Forgot Something Get the drugstore items you need and learn to express yourself in the past tense. |
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24 I Have to Make an Important Call Everything you ever wanted to know about German and phones, using the right phrases when you talk, and handling the problems that commonly arise during local and long-distance calls. |
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25 Where's the Nearest Post Office? This chapter will provide you with the phrases you need to know to send anything from a love letter to a telegram. |
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| Part 5: Let's Get Down to Business |
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26 I'd Like to Rent a Castle, Please How to get the castle, house, or apartment you want, and how to use the future and the conditional tenses. |
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27 Money Matters Vocabulary you need to handle your money wisely in Germany, and tips on using the subjunctive case. |
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| A Answer Key |
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| B Glossary: Linguistic Terms and Definitions |
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| Index |
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